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Liberals to open Tasmania's national parks to developers
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:40am
Tasmania's Liberal Opposition will open up the state's national parks and World Heritage areas to development if it wins next month's state election. Topics: national-parks, states-and-territories, rural-tourism, tourism, elections, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250 [Read more]
Liberals lash out over 'Labor lie'
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:20am
ESTIMATES from the Community and Public Sector Union that 1200 state service jobs would be slashed under a Liberal government have been labelled as "another Labor lie" by the Liberal party. [Read more]
First-time voters prepare to have their say
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:20am
THE STATE'S youngest voters put political candidates through their paces in Hobart yesterday at the "Y Your Vote Counts" youth forum. [Read more]
Musician tunes into call to ban super trawlers
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:20am
MEMORIES of fishing with his father as a child have inspired Tasmanian-born musician Cam Tapp to write a song calling on political parties to support a permanent ban on super [Read more]
School pay for parents floated
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:15am
PARENTS should be trained to fulfil school organisation roles and be compensated for their time, the peak body representing Tasmanian school organisations has said. [Read more]
Political reform on business agenda
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:15am
LAUNCESTON Chamber of Commerce executive officer Maree Tetlow said yesterday she was surprised by the strength of chamber members' views on achieving political reform. [Read more]
Liberals push eco-tourism in national parks
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:00am
No where in Tasmania would be off limits for development including World Heritage areas under a Liberal government. [Read more]
Council to employ Mt Lyell mine workers caught in shutdown
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 10:45am
Tasmania's West Coast Council has approved money to give temporary work to miners affected by the Mount Lyell shutdown. Topics: mining-industry, local-government, queenstown-7467 [Read more]
Greens pledge full NBN rollout
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 9:45am
The Tasmanian Greens announced a plan for the State Government to complete the full rollout of the National Broadband Network to every single Tasmanian home and business. [Read more]
Volunteer Spotlight: Ralph and Glenys Cruikshank
Published: Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:25am
Throughout the state election campaign, we will be profiling some of our great volunteers around the state who are putting in the hard yards to get Labor re-elected in 2014. Ralph and Glenys Cruikshank have [Read more]